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Platinum black

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fuel cell grade, ≥99.9% trace metals basis

Synonym(s):

Platinum element

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
Pt
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
195.08
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12161600
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

fuel cell grade

Assay

≥99.9% trace metals basis

form

powder

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: platinum

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surface area

25-34 m2/g

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SMILES string

[Pt]

InChI

1S/Pt

InChI key

BASFCYQUMIYNBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Platinum black (fuel cell grade) can be electroplated on implantable microelectrode arrays (MEAs) to improve the impedence of the device. It can be used as a microelectrode for the formation of a microfluidic electrochemical sensor for glucose sensing applications. It can also be used as a cathode material for the production of hydrogen and polymer electrolyte fuel cells.

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Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Progress in non-precious metal oxide-based cathode for polymer electrolyte fuel cells
Ishihara A, et al.
Electrochimica Acta, 55(27), 8005-8012 (2010)
Revealing the semiconductor-catalyst interface in buried platinum black silicon photocathodes
Aguiar JA, et al.
Journal of Material Chemistry A, 4(21), 8123-8129 (2016)
A droplet-based microfluidic electrochemical sensor using platinum-black microelectrode and its application in high sensitive glucose sensing
Gu S, et al.
Biosensors And Bioelectronics, 55, 106-112 (2014)
Improving impedance of implantable microwire multi-electrode arrays by ultrasonic electroplating of durable platinum black
Arcot Desai S, et al.
Frontiers in Neuroengineering, 3, 5-5 (2010)
Wei Sun et al.
Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications, 33(4), 1907-1913 (2013-03-19)
In this paper a platinum (Pt) nanoparticle decorated graphene (GR) nanosheet was synthesized and used for the investigation on direct electrochemistry of myoglobin (Mb). By integrating GR-Pt nanocomposite with Mb on the surface of carbon ionic liquid electrode (CILE), a

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